The volume of antibiotics used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%, new figures reported…
Month: June 2022
The deadline to enter the 2022 National Pig Awards has been extended until July 1 to enable more people to get their entries in. For more information…
Luiza Pazini has joined Ceva UK’s swine team, as a veterinary services specialist. Ms Pazini has a few years experience in the swine farming industry, having come…
Defra figures for the month of May show that the UK is producing more pig meat than it did in both the previous month and in the same month…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has promised to work ‘carefully and sensitively’ with the pig industry on any moves to ban farrowing crates and insisted the Government…
Peers have accused the Government of not doing enough to support the pig sector during the ongoing crisis and have called on it to do more…
MSD Animal Health is asking UK pig producers to complete a survey on their experiences and knowledge of the common on-farm disease ileitis, so the firm can support farmers in combatting it. …
Data from the European Commission shows that Germany’s overall pork production has suffered as a result of the sector’s poor profitability and ASF pressures. Germany’s finished pig slaughter…
The Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards has prosecuted a smallholder from Torworth, near Retford in Nottinghamshire, after malnourished pigs, animal carcasses, and free-roaming chickens were discovered on her property.…
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced it is to pause the BAT requirement to report N & P emissions from livestock manures on permitted farms. This follows a review…